Non-refillable bottle.



I No. 840,403.

PATENTEDJAN. 1', 1907. E. WEBER. NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE. APPLICATIONFILED JULY3. 1906.

Inf/mu, n. c.

EMILE WEBER, OF BAKER CITY, OREGON.

NQN-FlEFlLLABLE BOTTLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 1, 1907.

Application filed July 3, 1906. Serial No. 324,647.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EMILE WEBER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Baker City, in the county of Baker and State of Oregon, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Non Refillable Bottles, of whichthe following is a specification.

The invention relates to an improvement in bottles, and particularly toa bottle of the non-refillable type wherein means are provided forpreventing the reuse of the bottle as a liquid-container. i

The main object of the invention is the provision of a bottlesoconstructed as to provide for the reception of a valve-plug in aninitial position for service as a stopper, the

bottle being further formed with a valveplug-receiving chamber intowhich the valveplug is to be forced when it is desired to pour from thebottle and in which chamber the I valve-plug is permitted a limitedmovement and is'adapted when in operative position to close an outlet.

The invention in the preferred details of construction will be describedin the following specification, reference being-had particularly to theaccompanying drawings, in

which Fi re 1 is an enlarged broken sectional view of a bottle,illustrating particularly the formation of the neck, the valve-plugbeing shown in the operative position for service as a valve in the useof the bottle. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the valve-plug in theinitial or inoperative position wherein it is effective as a stopper.Fig. 3 is a section on line 3 3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a section on line 44 of Fi 1.

Referring particularly to the drawings, my improved bottle comprises abody 1, having the usual neck 2, which is in communication with the bodythrough an opening 3, preferably of less diameter than the neck andhereinafter referred to as the valve-opening. The wall of the opening isarranged at a right angle to the plane of the body within the neck, sothat the upper edge of said opening is of angular formation to providean effective valve-seat.

The neck is formed with the usual longitudinal bore 4, which for thepurposes of the present invention is of peculiar sectional formation. Atthe upper or mouth end of the bore the wall thereof converges inwardlyanddownwardly toward the body of the bot-A tle, as at 5, and below theportion 5 the wall ,of the bore extends at right angles to the plane ofthe mouth for a comparatively short distance, providing what ishereinafter termed the plug-seat, which is of equal diameter throughoutits length. Below the plu -se at the bore of the neck is circumferentia]y enlarged to provide a valve-chamber 7, which chamber in order to avoidundue thickness in the material of the bottle-neck is preferably formedby suitably bending or shaping the wall of the neck, as clearly shown inthe drawings.

Immediately below the valve-chamber 7 and above the valve-opening thebore of the neck is further enlarged at 8 to provide for the receptionof the valve pro er, carried by the valve-plug, as hereinafter escribed.The wall of the chamber 7 is formed with a plugrecess 9, which is ofslightly greater diameter than that of the chamber 7 and extends fromthe lower end of the chamber to a point slightly below the upper endthereof. The

. lower wall of the chamber is suitably rounded and is formed withlongitudinally-extending grooves 10, preferably arranged indiametrically opposite paths and forming a medium of communicationbetween the valverecess 8 and the bore of the neck above the chamber7 inthe pouring operation of the bottle.

1 1 represents the valve-plug, which is preferably a cylindrical bodypractically equal in diameter to the diameter of the plug-seat 6 of thebottle-neck and is formed at the lower end with a conical projection 12.The free or lower end of the conical projection is of slightly greaterdiameter than the diameter of the valve-opening 3, and the body of theplug above said fprojection is formed with a series of oircumerentially-arranged parallel grooves 13, providing the body with aseries of circumferentially-spaced' edges of comparatively narrow extentlongitudinally of the plug. By preference the grooves 18 are oftriangular form in section, with the wall of one groove terminatingpractically coincident with the wall of the adjacent groove, whereby toprovidea thin edge of material between the grooves.

Secured on the free end of the conical pro- ICC jection 12 of thevalve-plug is the valve ing the valve 14 secured to the lower endthereof, is introduced into said neck throu h the mouth thereof. Theplug is preferab y constructed of a comparatlvely soft or yieldingmaterialsuch as lead, tin, or the like and therefore may be forcedlongitudinally of the neck until wholly disposed within the plug-seat 6.As the diameter of the plug and seat are approximately equal said plugwill be firmly secured in the seat against the possibility of accidentalmovement, it being understood that said seat is so disposed relative tothe mouth of the bottle as to prevent the withdrawal of the valve-plugby the introduction of any tool'through the mouth of the neck. Tofurther prevent the use of any device for the unauthorized withdrawal ofthe plug, the upper end thereof is preferably covered by a disk 15, ofhardened material, which is of slightly less diameter than the diameterof the plug.

The arrangement of the valve-plug within the seat 6 is the initialposition of said plu that is, the position occupied by the p ug afterthe original filling of the bottle and until the contents of the bottleare desired for use. In this position, which is clearly shown in Fig. 2,the plug serves as a cork or stopper for the bottle, as will be fullyevident. The diameter of the plug relative to that of the plug-seat mustof course be such as to afford a secure frictional engagement betweensaid plug and seat when the parts are in the initial position, and forthis particular purpose it is preferred that the diameter of the plug beslightly in excess of that of the seat, as the material of the lug willyield sufficiently during the intro uction of the latter to provide forthe necessary frictional engagement with the seat.

When it is desired to pour from the bottle, the valve-plug is by the useof any suitable instrument forced longitudinally of the neck untilseated within the recess 9, with the valve 14' resting in thevalve-recess 8. As the recess 9 extends above the upper end of thevalve-plug when the latter is in sealing position relative to thevalve-openin 8 said plug is permitted a certain de ree of longitualmovement relative to the neck to per mit unseating the valvedisk.

In use when the bottle is inverted to pour therefrom the valve-disk willleave the seat or wall of the opening 3 and the liquid from .the body ofthe bottle will find its way into the recess 8 and around the valve lugthrough the grooves or channels 10 an out the bottle-neck beyond theplug. In the normal (position of the bottle the valve-disk is seate onthe valve-seat, and with the effect to prevent the passage of liquidinto the bottle by the usual compression methods will at once force thevalve to its seat, as the direct pressure of the incomin fluid bearsupon the unobstructed end of t e valve-plug. Furthermore, as the plug ispractically equal in diameter to the diameter of the portion 6 of thebottle-neck the withdrawal of said plug is a practical impossibility.

The specific structure of the bottle-neck is formed during the processof molding said neck, so that the bottle of the present invention is ofinexpensive construction.

Having thus fully described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1.A bottle having a neck forming a plugseat of equal diameter throughoutits length and a valve-opening leading to the body of the bottle, and avalve-plug carrying a valve for the valve-opening, said plug beingadapted for initial support in the plug-seat and subsequent arrangementto provide for the valve cooperating with the valve-opening.

2. A bottle having a neck formed with a valve-chamber, a valve thereinequal in diameter to the diameter of the neck above said chamber and avalve-disk carried by the valve and adapted to seal the o ening betweenthe body of the bottle and t e neck.

3. A bottle having a neck formed with a valve-chamber, the wall of saidchamber being formed with a valve-plug recess a valveplug within saidrecess said plug being approximately equal in diameter to the diameterof the bottle-neck above the chamber, and a valve-disk carried by thevalve-plug and arranged to seal the opening between the body of thebottle and the neck.

4. A bottle having a body, a neck projecting therefrom and incommunication therewith, the communicating opening being of lessdiameter than the interior diameter of the bottle-neck, the neck beingformed with a valve-recess immediately above said opening, avalve-chamber of less diameter than the recess and located above thesame, the wall of said chamber being formed withlongitudinally-extending channels communicating with the recess and withthe neck above the chamber, the wall of the chamber being formed with avalve-plug recess, a valve-plug valve-chamber, the wall of said chamberformed with a valve-plug recess, a valve-plug Within said recess, saidplug being approximately equal in diameter to the diameter of thebottle-neck above the chamber and formed with aseries ofcircumferentially-arranged grooves to provide annular projections havingrelatively thin free edges, and a valvedisk carried by thevalve-plug'and arranged l to seal the opening between the body of thebottle and the neck. 10 In testimony whereof I affix my signature inpresence of two witnesses.

EMILE WEBER. Witnesses:

EDWIN W. REYNoLDs, EMMA WEBER.

